I once attended a seminar, where the speaker asked the audience to be honest and raise their hands if the statements he’s going to say applies to them. “Have you ever laughed at someone who accidentally slipped while walking?” “Have you ever hidden snacks from others because you don’t want to share?” “Or have you […]
Tags: feeling empty, feeling empty relationship, feeling of emptiness, i feel empty and numb, i feel empty and sad, Life Lessons, Mindsetting, why do i feel empty inside
I had the chance to talk to future retirees during a recent speaking engagement. Among the topics that we discussed were the biggest financial mistakes that they regret, now that they’re in their 50’s. Today, I’m sharing with you a few of their stories, which I hope you’ll find valuable. Read beyond their sentiments and […]
Tags: financial mistakes, Life Lessons, Personal Finance, regret, retirement
Becoming rich takes time, but with the proper mindset and right strategies, you can become a millionaire in 10 years or less. And the earlier you start, the sooner you can actually become one. With that said, how can someone who is now in their 20s achieve wealth within a decade? If you’re a 20-year-old […]
Tags: goal setting, how to become a millionaire from nothing, how to become a millionaire in 10 years, how to become a millionaire in 5 years, Life Lessons, millionaire by 30
When you were a kid, I’m sure a lot of people asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up. As you entered school, the question changed to what career you wanted to pursue. It was exciting to answer these questions, primarily because we had the freedom to choose among many possibilities, to […]
Tags: financial priorities, goals, Life Lessons
Like most people, you have probably lived your life bowing down to the dictates of society. Straight out of college, you went for a master’s degree because that’s what people around you deem impressive. Then you got an office job that requires you to sit in front of a computer for nine hours—and you did […]
Tags: Guest Posts, Inspirational, Life Lessons
Billionaire Bill Gates once said, “If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.” And that’s a kind of mistake you don’t want to take to your grave, and burden your family and loved ones after. Fortunately, there are easy-to-recognize signs, which can help you see if […]
Tags: Life Lessons, Mindset, Mindsetting, poor, reasons why people remain poor, reasons why the poor is poor
I’ve been asked a few times if I ever regret working in the corporate world, and my answer would always be a big “No”. Being an employee has taught me a lot of valuable lessons that continue to remain relevant in my life as an entrepreneur, seven of which I’m sharing today. 1. Do not […]
Tags: corporate world, definition of corporate life, important lessons learned at work, Life Lessons, secret to success, success, what is corporate life
In my speaking engagements, I normally share the story of how I used to be a civil engineer who decided to become an entrepreneur, and later on a financial planner. And whenever my audience are college students, one of the questions that I am always asked is why did I take up engineering in the […]
Tags: Life Lessons, Mindsetting, multipotentialite, specialist, TED, TED Talk
We all know it’s bad to be wasteful of anything because almost everything has a limit. We conserve water because there’s only so much fresh water on our planet. In fact, while the Earth is 70% water, only less than 1% of it is fresh and usable by humans. It’s also for the same reason […]
Tags: knowledge, Life Lessons, Mindsetting, money, time
We get an extra day this year in February, thanks to the scientists who calculated the Earth’s exact orbit and revolution. But what good is that extra day to us? For most people, it’ll just be an ordinary day — except maybe for those who were born on February 29th. Fortunately, there are other things […]
Tags: Inspirational, Life Lessons
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